coumaran

noun

cou·​ma·​ran

ˈk(y)üməˌran

plural -s

: a colorless oil C₈H₈O formed by reducing coumarone of which it is the dihydride

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary coumarin + -an; probably originally formed as German kumaran

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